edward mink



N0. 6|0,U72. Patented Aug. 30, I898.

E. MINK. APPARATUS FOR USE IN DRYING LADIES" HAIR.

(Apylication filed Sept. 8, 18973.

(No Model.)

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EDWVARD MINK, OF CATSKILL, NEi/V'YORK.

APPARATUS FOR USE IN DRYING LADIES HAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent No. 610,072, dated Augustso, 1898.

Application filed September 8, 1897. $erial No. 650,971. No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD MINK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Catskill, in the county of Greene and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Use in DryingLadies Hair After the Same has been Washed or Shampooed, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for use in drying ladies hair bymeans of a blast of warm air after the hair has been washed orshampooed. In devices heretofore employed for this purpose greatdifficulty has been experienced in regulating the heat-supply and inapplying it evenly and at the same temperature to all parts of the scalpand hair and in sufficient quantity and with sufficient force tothoroughly dry the same.

It is an object of my invention to provide a machine for the purposestated that will dry the hair evenly all over the head at the same timewith an agreeable warm jbreeze, regulated in temperature to suit thecustomer and prevent any liability to steam the scalp 0r bake or burnthe hair.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a convenient andinexpensive means for causing the air-blast; and still further objectsof the invention relate to certain details of construction and operationof parts, all of which will more fully hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing themachine in position for use and connected with a suitable gas-supply andwith a motor for running the fan. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation; andFig. 3 is a rear elevation, partly in section the casing being brokenaway to show the operating parts of the fan.

The numeral 1 indicates the casing of the circular in shape inlongitudinal section, as shown. The casing lis open at its bottom endand is supported a slight distance above the ground on legs 2,whereby'to admit air at the ordinary atmospheric temperature into thecasing. At the bottom of the casing is any preferred construction andwhich may be supported in the casing by the legs 2 or in any othersuitable manner. A pipe 4, having a cock 5, connects the burner with asuitable gas-supply, and a door 6, located near the bottom of thecasing, affords an entrance into the casing to the burner. w

' At the top ofthe casing a journal-bearing 7 is secured atone side,which supportsashaft 8. At its outer end this shaft carries a pulley 9and at its other end, within the casing, a fan 10. A suitable circularcasing 11 incloses the fan and is secured in the top of the outercasing. The casing 1 is provided with a discharge-port 13, and thefan-casing 11 has an opening 14:, registering with said dischargeport,and also openings 15 in its sides to admit the'heated air. A spout orfunnel 16, having the flared end 17, is connected at the discharge-port13 to the casing and serves in practice to direct the air-blast to thehair of the customer. A cone-shapedpiece 18, having at its base a lesscircumferencethan the outer end of the flaring portion 17, is removablysecured in an inverted position within said flaring portion by means ofbrace-pieces 1 9 in such manner as to leave an air-space 20 between thebase of said cone and the wall of the funnel. The cone 18 may be termeda distributer, and when used tends to de liver the air in a thin sheetto the hair.

At the left of Fig. 1 I have shown a watermotor A, which is connectedwith the ordinary water-pipe a of the house by a pipe Z), having astop-cock c. A chain or rope d con= nects a pulley e on the shaft of themotor A with the pulley 9 on the fan-shaft to impart a rotary motion tothe latter. The stop-cock c is located between the motor and theordinary faucet f of the house-pipe, so that the water may be shut offfrom the motor by turn- 0 ing the cock 0 and at the same time permitwater to be drawn from the faucet f for the ordinary uses of theestablishment.

In operation the customer is placed in suit able proximity to themachine, and the gas having been lighted at the burner 3 the cock 0 isopened to admit water to the motor A, which will impart a rotary motionto the fan 10 by means of the chain or roped. Air enters at the bottomof the casing, is heated by I00 the burner 3, passes through theopenings 15 into the fan-casing, and is thence discharged through theopenings 14 13 and spout or funnel 16 to the hair of the customer. Thedistributer 18 may or may not be used, according to the requirements ofthe case. By means of the cock the supply of gas delivered to 2 theburner may be regulated and the temcustomer. As the air-blast isdirectedagainst cooler.

the hair the customer or an attendant, if desired, will lift the hairwith the hands and manipulate it in the Well-known manner, so that theWarm air will reach all portions thereof, and as the hair dries the cock5 is turned from time to time to diminish the heatsupply, and theair-blast becomes gradually This may be continued, if desired, until theburner has been entirely shut 0E and only cold air delivered to thehair. By this arrangement all snapping or breaking of the hair, due tosudden change in temperature, is avoided, and all liability to cold fromthe same cause is obviated. The use of my device also rendersunnecessary the application of heated plates to the hair or the rubbingof the head with cloths to assist in drying the hair. The entireoperation consumes about five minutes, and the hair is thoroughly driedand left in a soft pliable condition.

While I have shown and prefer to use a hydraulic motor for running thefan, it is evident that any other suitable means may be employed, andshould an electric motor be used its shaft could be made integral withthe shaft of the fan.

It is apparent that I may use the device for directing cold air onto thehair, in which case the burner 3 would not be used.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. Ahair-drier comprising an upright casing having an open bottom for theadmission of air and an air-discharge opening at the top, a heaterlocated at the bottom of and supporting the said casing, a fan mountedin the top of said casing and in proximity to the discharge-opening, acircular casing inclosing said fan and having air-inlet openings and adischarge-opening registering with the discharge-opening of the outercasing, a funnel secured to said casing at its discharge-opening fordirecting the air-blast, and means for revolving the said fan,substantially as described.

2. In a hair-drier, the combination with a casing having an air inletopening, a discharge-opening, a heater located at the inletopening and afan revolubly mounted in said casing in proximity to thedischarge-opening, of a funnel secured to said casing at itsdischarge-opening for directing the air-b1ast,and a distributerremovably secured in said funnel for diminishing the volume of theairblast, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

EDWVARD MINK.

WVitnesses:

ELLA M. FULLER, VIoToR BRAMSON.

